Here are the Oscar winning movies to stream online


The Irishman (2019)

Netflix can cross another big item of its company bucket list, as they've wooed legendary director Martin Scorsese to the fold. Even better, this biographical crime drama features Scorsese working with dome familiar faces. Robert De Niro stars as labor union leader Frank Sheeran, the man famous for killing mob boss Jimmy Hoffa (played here by Al Pacino).

The Irishman
The Irishman
"His story changed history."
76
Audience
Release Nov 27, 2019Runtime 3h 29mBudget $159M

Green Book (2018)

Tony Lip, a bouncer in 1962, is hired to drive pianist Don Shirley on a tour through the Deep South in the days when African Americans, forced to find alternate accommodations and services due to segregation laws below the Mason-Dixon Line, relied on a guide called The Negro Motorist Green Book.

Green Book
Green Book
"Inspired by a True Friendship."
82
Audience
60
Review
Release Nov 21, 2018Runtime 2h 10mBudget $23M

Moonlight (2016)

After the biggest Oscar mix-up of all time, this moving indie won Best Picture over "La La Land." It also scored wins for Mahershala Ali and Best Adapted Screenplay. It received 8 noms in all, including for its stunning cinematography and director Barry Jenkins.

Moonlight
Moonlight
"This is the story of a lifetime"
74
Audience
Release Nov 18, 2016Runtime 1h 52mBudget $4M

Spotlight (2015)

This tense, true-life drama about a team of Boston journalists who exposed decades of abuse in the Catholic church won Best Picture and Original Screenplay, as well as nominations for Rachel McAdams and Mark Ruffalo.

Spotlight
Spotlight
"Break the story. Break the silence."
78
Audience
Release Nov 25, 2015Runtime 2h 9mBudget $20M

Argo (2012)

As the Iranian revolution reaches a boiling point, a CIA 'exfiltration' specialist concocts a risky plan to free six Americans who have found shelter at the home of the Canadian ambassador.

Argo
Argo
"The movie was fake. The mission was real."
73
Audience
Release Oct 12, 2012Runtime 2hBudget $44.5M

The King's Speech (2010)

The King's Speech tells the story of the man who became King George VI, the father of Queen Elizabeth II. After his brother abdicates, George ('Bertie') reluctantly assumes the throne. Plagued by a dreaded stutter and considered unfit to be king, Bertie engages the help of an unorthodox speech therapist named Lionel Logue. Through a set of unexpected techniques, and as a result of an unlikely friendship, Bertie is able to find his voice and boldly lead the country into war.

The King's Speech
The King's Speech
"Find your voice."
77
Audience
Release Dec 25, 2010Runtime 1h 58mBudget $15M

Slumdog Millionaire (2008)

Jamal Malik is an impoverished Indian teen who becomes a contestant on the Hindi version of ‘Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?’ but, after he wins, he is suspected of cheating.

Slumdog Millionaire
Slumdog Millionaire
"What does it take to find a lost love?"
77
Audience
Release Dec 25, 2008Runtime 2h 1mBudget $15M

There Will Be Blood (2007)

Daniel Day-Lewis collected his second Best Actor Oscar as larger-than-life Daniel Plainview. Cinematographer Robert Elswit also won an Oscar. The film was nominated for 8 Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Director.

There Will Be Blood
There Will Be Blood
"There will be greed. There will be vengeance."
81
Audience
Release Jan 25, 2008Runtime 2h 38mBudget $25M

The Departed (2006)

The crime drama that finally won Best Picture and Best Director for Martin Scorsese. No noms for any of the stellar cast... except for Mark Wahlberg. Wha?!

The Departed
The Departed
"Cops or criminals. When you’re facing a loaded gun, what’s the difference?"
82
Audience
Release Oct 5, 2006Runtime 2h 31mBudget $90M

Million Dollar Baby (2004)

Star Hilary Swank and director Clint Eastwood won their second batch of Oscars for this boxing drama. It also won Best Supporting Actor for Morgan Freeman and Best Picture.

Million Dollar Baby
Million Dollar Baby
"Beyond his silence, there is a past. Beyond her dreams, there is a feeling. Beyond hope, there is a memory. Beyond their journey, there is a love."
PG-13Drama
80
Audience
Release Jan 28, 2005Runtime 2h 12mBudget $30M

A Beautiful Mind (2001)

He saw the world in a way no one could have imagined. John Nash (Russel Crowe) is a brilliant but asocial mathematician fighting schizophrenia. After he accepts secret work in cryptography, his life takes a turn for the nightmarish.

A Beautiful Mind
A Beautiful Mind
"He saw the world in a way no one could have imagined."
79
Audience
Release Jan 4, 2002Runtime 2h 15mBudget $58M

Gladiator (2000)

In the year 180, the death of emperor Marcus Aurelius throws the Roman Empire into chaos. Maximus is one of the Roman army's most capable and trusted generals and a key advisor to the emperor. As Marcus' devious son Commodus ascends to the throne, Maximus is set to be executed. He escapes, but is captured by slave traders. Renamed Spaniard and forced to become a gladiator, Maximus must battle to the death with other men for the amusement of paying audiences.

Gladiator
Gladiator
"What we do in life echoes in eternity."
82
Audience
Release May 5, 2000Runtime 2h 35mBudget $103M

American Beauty (1999)

Lester Burnham, a depressed suburban father in a mid-life crisis, decides to turn his hectic life around after developing an infatuation with his daughter's attractive friend.

American Beauty
American Beauty
"... look closer"
80
Audience
Release Oct 1, 1999Runtime 2h 2mBudget $15M

Good Will Hunting (1997)

It didn't win Best Picture, but those feel-good wins for an overwhelmed Robin Williams (Best Supporting Actor) and screenplay (Matt Damon and Ben Affleck) gave us some of our favorite Oscar moments ever.

Good Will Hunting
Good Will Hunting
"Some people can never believe in themselves, until someone believes in them."
82
Audience
Release Jan 9, 1998Runtime 2h 7mBudget $10M

Jerry Maguire (1996)

Ready for something upbeat after all those downer dramas? Cuba Gooding Jr.'s star athlete is every bit as entertaining as his unforgettable acceptance speech. Also nominated: Tom Cruise and director Cameron Crowe.

Jerry Maguire
Jerry Maguire
"Everybody loved him... Everybody disappeared. The journey is everything."
70
Audience
Release Dec 13, 1996Runtime 2h 19mBudget $50M

Braveheart (1995)

Enraged at the slaughter of Murron, his new bride and childhood love, Scottish warrior William Wallace slays a platoon of the local English lord's soldiers. This leads the village to revolt and, eventually, the entire country to rise up against English rule.

Braveheart
Braveheart
"Every man dies, not every man really lives."
79
Audience
Release May 24, 1995Runtime 2h 58mBudget $72M

Forrest Gump (1994)

Life is like a box of chocolates...you never know what you're gonna get. A man with a low IQ has accomplished great things in his life and been present during significant historic events—in each case, far exceeding what anyone imagined he could do. But despite all he has achieved, his one true love eludes him.

Forrest Gump
Forrest Gump
"The world will never be the same once you've seen it through the eyes of Forrest Gump."
85
Audience
Release Jul 6, 1994Runtime 2h 22mBudget $55M

Schindler's List (1993)

Steven Spielberg's acclaimed Holocaust drama won seven Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Cinematography. Stars Liam Neeson and Ralph Fiennes were nominated (and robbed)?

Schindler's List
Schindler's List
"Whoever saves one life, saves the world entire."
86
Audience
Release Feb 4, 1994Runtime 3h 15mBudget $22M

Howards End (1992)

Emma Thompson won Best Actress for this sumptuous Merchant-Ivory film. It also won awards for screenplay and art direction. It was nominated for Best Picture, Director, Cinematography, Costume Design, Music, and Supporting Actress (Vanessa Redgrave).

Howards End
Howards End
"Based on the Novel by E.M. Forster"
70
Audience
Release Feb 26, 1993Runtime 2h 22mBudget $8M

Silence of the Lambs (1991)

The first horror film to win Best Picture at the Oscars (it also won Best Actor, Best Actress and Best Director) remains one of the greatest films of the genre. Anthony Hopkins was perfection as Hannibal Lecter and we're right there with Clarice (Jodie Foster) for every heart-stopping moment.

The Silence of the Lambs
The Silence of the Lambs
"To enter the mind of a killer she must challenge the mind of a madman."
83
Audience
Release Feb 14, 1991Runtime 1h 59mBudget $19M

Driving Miss Daisy (1989)

The story of an old Jewish widow named Daisy Werthan and her relationship with her black chauffeur, Hoke. From an initial mere work relationship grew in 25 years a strong friendship between the two very different characters in a time when those types of relationships where shunned.

Driving Miss Daisy
Driving Miss Daisy
"The funny, touching and totally irresistible story of a working relationship that became a 25-year friendship."
72
Audience
Release Jan 26, 1990Runtime 1h 39mBudget $7.5M

Rain Man (1988)

A journey through understanding and fellowship. Selfish yuppie Charlie Babbitt's father left a fortune to his savant brother Raymond and a pittance to Charlie; they travel cross-country.

Rain Man
Rain Man
"A journey through understanding and fellowship."
77
Audience
Release Dec 16, 1988Runtime 2h 14mBudget $25M

Terms of Endearment (1983)

This mother-daughter tearjerker scored 5 Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress (Shirley MacLaine) and Best Supporting Actor (Jack Nicholson) and Best Adapted Screenplay.

Terms of Endearment
Terms of Endearment
"Come to laugh, come to cry, come to care, come to terms."
71
Audience
Release Dec 9, 1983Runtime 2h 12mBudget $8M

Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

Steven Spielberg's ode to B-movie serials is not only one of the greatest popcorn films of all time, it won 5 Oscars: Best Art Direction, Film Editing, Sound, and Visual Effects, and a Special Achievement Award for Sound Effects Editing. Best Picture went (controversially) to "Chariots of Fire."

Raiders of the Lost Ark
Raiders of the Lost Ark
"The return of the great adventure."
79
Audience
Release Jun 12, 1981Runtime 1h 55mBudget $18M

Rocky (1976)

When world heavyweight boxing champion, Apollo Creed wants to give an unknown fighter a shot at the title as a publicity stunt, his handlers choose palooka Rocky Balboa, an uneducated collector for a Philadelphia loan shark. Rocky teams up with trainer Mickey Goldmill to make the most of this once in a lifetime break.

Rocky
Rocky
"His whole life was a million-to-one shot."
78
Audience
Release Dec 3, 1976Runtime 2hBudget $1M

The Godfather (1972)

Spanning the years 1945 to 1955, a chronicle of the fictional Italian-American Corleone crime family. When organized crime family patriarch, Vito Corleone barely survives an attempt on his life, his youngest son, Michael steps in to take care of the would-be killers, launching a campaign of bloody revenge.

The Godfather
The Godfather
"An offer you can't refuse."
87
Audience
Release Mar 24, 1972Runtime 2h 55mBudget $6M

The French Connection (1971)

The famous car chase still makes audiences gasp and New York City was rarely grittier than in William Friedkin's police thriller that won Best Picture, Director, Screenplay, and Best Actor for Gene Hackman as dogged cop Popeye Doyle.

The French Connection
The French Connection
"Doyle is bad news—but a good cop."
75
Audience
Release Oct 9, 1971Runtime 1h 44mBudget $1.8M

In the Heat of the Night (1967)

This blistering crime drama in which a black cop from Philadelphia (Sidney Poitier) investigates a crime in the deeply racist South won 5 Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Actor for Rod Steiger. (Poitier won his Best Actor Oscar for "Lilies of the Field.")

In the Heat of the Night
In the Heat of the Night
"They got a murder on their hands. They don’t know what to do with it."
77
Audience
Release Aug 2, 1967Runtime 1h 49mBudget $2M

To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)

A landmark American film that's still enthralling, more than 50 years later. Gregory Peck won a Best Actor Oscar for his career-defining performance as noble lawyer Atticus Finch, who defends a black man (Brock Peters) unjustly accused of rape.

To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird
"A father must expose his children to a small town's outraged passions… and can only protect them with his love."
80
Audience
Release Mar 16, 1963Runtime 2h 9mBudget $2M

Gone With the Wind (1939)

This hasn't-aged-so-well Civil War epic swept the field with 10 Oscar wins, including the first-ever win for a black actor: Hattie McDaniel. For that alone, it's a landmark film.

Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind
"The greatest romance of all time!"
79
Audience
Release Jun 17, 1940Runtime 3h 58mBudget $4M